[CS-FSLUG] Debian, Knoppix, Kanotix, etc.
Jerry VanBrimmer
alien at zorbonian.info
Sun Aug 20 16:11:12 CDT 2006
Ed,
I don't use nor have I used Knoppix for a long time. But I just had a
thought. Is it possible to install Knoppix to the hard drive, and then
set it up to track *only* the testing branch? I dunno, just a thought.
Jerry
Ed Hurst wrote:
> I've installed various flavors of Debian on several machines, including
> the real thing. Debian itself does not aggressively probe the hardware,
> so it's pretty tough to setup things like sound on some machines, and it
> frequently gets X settings quite wrong, in my experience.
>
> Ubuntu and friends are often very far away from standard Debian
> packages. Further, I've experienced very slow performance, and just too
> many bugs on some releases. That includes a recent test of Kubuntu. When
> I tried some standard Debian packages, the system choked. I don't recall
> the details, and I'm not interested in making it work anymore.
>
> Knoppix has by far the best hardware detection I've seen of any Linux
> distro, bar none. It's packages are insanely and chaotically bleeding
> edge, and sometimes highly specialized from the most obscure packagers.
> Kanotix is only slightly saner, running mostly standard Debian Unstable
> packages. However, it's a fast moving target, always updating everything
> by tiny increments. It's saving grace is even Debian Stable packages
> work 100%, even when replacing the Kanotix stuff.
>
> The only thing missing, far as I can see, is a Knoppix installer for
> something like a generic Debian Stable or Debian Testing. Anybody seen
> such an animal?
>
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